Koeman
Ronald Koeman has agreed in principle to become the next Barcelona manager following confirmation of Quique Setien’s sack by the club.
According to report, Barca officials are talking with the Dutch FA over compensation, having made the Netherlands head coach the frontrunner to succeed Setien.
Setien was fired in a meeting with technical director Eric Abidal a few days after the humiliating 8-2 defeat to Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter-finals.
Barcelona great player, Koeman is said to be the preferred choice of president Josep Maria Bartomeu, with an announcement expected in the next few days.
A statement from Barcelona after Setien’s dismissal read:
“This is the first decision within a wider restructuring of the first team which will be agreed between the current technical secretary and the new coach, who will be announced in the coming days.”
However, Barca would need to pay compensation to get Koeman out of his current role as Netherlands head coach.